Supporting bracket for curtains, draperies, and the like



and State of New Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

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UNITED STA PATENT OFFICE.

Application led May 9, 1925.

To all whom #may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN B. GREEN- HUT, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Astoria, in the county of Queens York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporting Brackets for Curtains, Draperies, and the like, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to brackets for supporting the poles or other supports of curtains, draperies and the like and particularly to the provision of a central supporting bracket for reinforcing and supporting the central portions of comparatively long poles, rods and like devices to prevent the sagging of draperies mounted on such supporting devices or the breaking of such devices; and the object of the invention'is to provide a bracket of the class and for the purpose specilied provided with means detachably and adjustably coupled' therewith for supporting the central portion of poles and the like, said means being locked against accidental displacement; a further object being to provide means adjustably and detachably mounted in connection with said bracket for securing and reinforcing the central portion of a valance support; and with these and other objectsy in view, the invention consists in a. device of the class andk for the purpose specified, which is simple in construction, etlicient in use and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specilication, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, andinwhiclu- Fig. l is a face view of curtains and draperies mounted in connection with suitable supports and indicating my improved central bracket support, part of the construction being broken away and in section.

Serial No. 29,073.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing one end pole or rod supporting bracket and my improved central supporting bracket, parts of the construction being broken away.

Fig. 3 is a partial section on the line 3-3 of Fig. `l and on an enlarged scale; and,

Fig. 4L is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

My present invention relates to the provision of means for supporting the central portion of curtain poles, rods and other de` vices of this class and in Fig. l of the drawing, I have indicated at 5, one of my improved central supporting brackets which is located midway between the end supporting bracket 6 for curtains, draperies and the like 7, and in Fig. l of the drawing, I have represented partially in detail, one of the end brackets 6 with which the curtain poles or rods 7 are detachably coupled by the passage of coupling members 8 into one of a number of substantially key-shaped apertures 9 in the back and top members of the bracket, while a valance support 10 is coupled with the front portion of the bracket through suitable means l1, the bracket G being of a specific construction as shown, described and claimed in plication, i'iled by me May 9, 1925, and bearing Serial No. 29,021, said bracket being shown in this application for the purpose of illustrating one method of supporting the ends of the poles 7 and support 10.

The bracket 5 is of the same general form as the bracket 6 and as shown in the drawing is constructed to cooperate with the bracket 6 but may, ask will be apparent, be -constructed to function with end brackets of any kind or class employing adjustable supporting means for the poles '7 and support l0. The bracket 5 in the construction shown, comprises a back plate l2, top plate 13 and front plate 14:. The back plate is offset forwardly adj acent one side thereof to form a channel l5 extending vertically therethrough, and the` offset face of the channel is provided with spaced key-hole apera companion apo; LU.

tures 16 one side flange 1T of the back plate being comparatively Wide and apertured to permit the passage of attaching devices 18 therethrough in securing the bracket to a suitable support. The top plate is provided with an elongated aperture 19 extending longitudinally therethrough and the top face of said plate is provided with spaced circular recesses 2O which extend at the opposite sides of the aperture 19 as clearly seen in Figs. 2, 3 and i of the drawing. l employ tivo forms of hook members 21 and 22, the hook member 21 being adapted for use in connection with the back plate 12 of the bracket and the hook member 22 in connection With the top plate thereof. said hook member 21 being provided *at the end Vof its shank with an enlarged head 23 adjacent to which is a reduced neck portion 2% adapted to fit in the reduced extensions of the key apertures 1G as seen in Fig. #i of the drawing to lock the hook member 21 against displacement from the back plate 12.v The hook member 22 is provided with a substantially elliptical hood which may be passed upwardly through the aperture 19 and rotated to bring the side extensions thereof Which project beyond the shank 2G of said member in the recesses 20 to support the member 22 in connection With the top plate and to hold tie same against accidental displacement. The hook ends of the membei's 21 and 22 are adapted to receive the poles or rods 7 or the central portions thereof to support the same in connection with the bracket 5.

1t Will be understood from the foregoing that the. recesses 2O .in the top plate will be in common alineinent ivith the recesses or apertures 9 of the top plate of the bracket 6 while the 'apertures 16 in the back plate of the bracket Will be in line vvith corresponding apertures in the back plate of the bracket G in order that the adjustment of the poles or rods 7 in the end brackets 6, one of which is shown in* Fig. 2 of the drawing, may be correspondinglyvv supported by the hook members 21 anc 22 when properly 'adjusted in the recesses and apertures 16 of the bracket 5.

The front plate 11 of the bracket 5 is provided with an elongated aperture 27 Which extends vertically through said front plate,

and detachably and adjustably mounted in connection with the front plate are substantially L-shaped clamp members 2S and 29, the member 2S having fixedly secured thereto a stud or bolt 30 which passes through an elongated aperture 31 in the member 29 and through the elongated aperture 2T in the front plate 1st. A Winged nut 32 is mounted on the bolt SO and serves to fifzedly retain the members 28 and 2i) in predetermined. positions of adjustment relatively to each other and on the front plate 1-1. rThe menif weaves bers 2S and 29 are adapted to receive the valance support 10 to reinforce the central portion thereof as ivill be apparent. The mounting 11 of the support 10 in connection With the end ployed in connection With the bracket in order that the adjusti'nent of the support 10 on the several braclets may be equalisaed throughout.

1t will be understood that While I have shown a central supporting bracket of specific construction which is designed to cooperate With end supporting brackets of specific structure, that my invention is not necessarily limited to the construction and arangcment of the bracket herein set out and various changes therein andmodiiications therecuf may be made within the scope of the appended claimsvfithout departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, What i claim as neuT and desire to secure by Letters 'Pate-nt,

l. ii... central supporting bracket for curtain poles. and rods, said bracket being fashioned from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising a back member and top meinber, said back member being fashioned to form a channel. at one side portion thereof, the recess of the channel being directed backwardly and the front wall of said channel being provider with ar plurality of spaced apertures opening into the recess of said chann el.

2. A. cent al supporting bracket for curtain poles, and rods, said bracket being fash ioned from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising a back member and top niembei'7 said back mei'nbcr being fashioned to form a channel at one side portion thereof` the recess of the channel. being' directed backwardly andthe front wall of said channel being provided with a plurality of spaced.

apertumj opening into the recess of said channel, said top member being provided with an elongated aperture extending forwardly and backwardly through said meniber and the upper :face of said member being proifided ivith recesses opening into said elongated aperture.

A central supporting bracket for curtain poles, and rods, said bracket being fashioned from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising a back member and top niember, said back member being fashioned to forni a channel at one side portion thereof, the recess ofthe channel being directed backuardly and the front Wall of said channel being provided with a plurality of spaced apertures opening into the recess of said. channel said top member being provided with an elongated aperture extending` forvardly and backivaidly through said inembei'7 the upper face of said member-being brackets o is similar to that emlli() Cil siti

7. gles yarmagnac provided with recesses opening into said elongated aperture, and hook-shaped devices provided withheads adapted toI be passed through the apertures of the back and top members of the bracket lfor detachably retaining said devices in connection with said members.

4. A central supporting bracket for curtain poles, and rods, said bracket being fashioned from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising a back member and top member, said back member being fashioned to form a channel at 011e side portion thereof, the recess of the channel being directed backwardly and the front wall of said channel being provided with a pluralityT of spaced apertures opening into the recess of said channel, said top member being provided with an elongated aperture extending forwardly and backwardly through said member, the upper face of said member being provided with recesses opening into said elongated aperture, hook-shaped devices provided with heads adapted to be passed through the apertures of the back and top members of the bracket for detachably retaining said devices in connection with said members, a part depending from the front edge of the top member, and clamp members adjustably and detachably mounted in connection with said part.

5. A central supporting bracket for curtain poles, and rods comprising a back meniber and a top member arranged at right anto the back member, and means on said top and back members for detachably and adjustably supporting hook-shaped pole supporting devices in connection therewith.

6. A central supporting bracket for cur` tain poles, and rods comprising a back member and a top member arranged at right angles to the back member, means on said top and back members for detachably and adjustably supporting hook-shaped pole Supporting devices in connection therewith, and means for adjustably mounting a valance support in connection with said bracket.

7. A central supporting bracket for curtain poles, and rods, said bracket being fashioned from sheet metal and comprising a back plate and a top plate, a plurality of apertures formed in said plates, and hookshaped devices provided with enlarged heads adapted to be locked in engagement with the apertured portions of the top and bottom plates for adjustably and detachably securing saiddevices in connection therewith.

8. A central supporting bracket for curtain poles, and rods, said bracket being' fashioned from sheet metal and comprising a back plate and a top plate, a plurality of apertures formed in said plates, hook-shaped devices provided with enlarged heads adapted to be locked in engagement with the apertured portions of the top and bottom plates for adjustably and detachably securing` said devices in connection therewith, a depending part on said top adjustably securing clamp members in connection with said part.

9. A central supporting bracket for curtain poles and rods, said bracket being fashioned to forni a -shaped body comprising a back member, a top member and a front member, hoo `I-shaped rod supporting devices provided with heads for detachable engagement with the back and top members, and said back and top members being apertured and recessed to receive the heads of said hook devices to support said hook devices in different positions of adjustment on said back and top members.

10. A central supporting bracket for curtain poles and rods, said bracket being fashioned to form a U-shaped body comprising a back member, a top member and a front member, hook-shaped rod supporting devices provided with heads for detachable engagement with the back and top members, said back and top members being apertured and recessed to receive the heads of said hook devices to support said hook devices in different positions of adjustmenton said back and top members, and means on said front member for adjustably supporting a valance in connection therewith.

ll. A central supporting bracket of the class described comprising a back plate and a top plate extending at right angles to the back plate, said back plate being channeled at one side thereof and provided with spaced key-hole apertures opening into said channel and a hook-shaped supporting device having an enlarged head and reduced neck adjacent said head for engagement with the apertures of the back plate to adjustably secure the same in connection therewith, said top plate being provided with an elongated aperture, and pairs of oppositely disposed recesses on the upper face of said plate and opening into said aperture, and a hookshaped device having heads adapted to be inserted through the apertures of said top plate and rotated for engagement with said recesses to adjustably retain said device in different positions.

12. A central supporting bracket of the class described comprising a back plate and a top plate extending at right angles to the back plate, said back plate being channeled at one side thereof and provided with spaced key-hole apertures opening into said channel and a hook-shaped supporting device having an enlarged head and reduced neck adjacent said head for engagement with the apertures of the back plate to adjustably secure the same in connection therewith, said top plate being provided with an elongated aperture and pairs of oppositely disposed recesses on the upper face of said plate plate, and means for and opening into said aperture, a hook` in connection With the forward end portion shaped device having heads adapted to be of the top plate.v inserted through the apertures of said top 'In testimony that I claim the foregoing as i0 plate and rotated for engagementvvith said my invention I have signed my naine this recesses to adjustahlyr retain said device in ith day of Muy 1925.

` dierent positions,` and means for detach- :ibiy und ndjustnbiy supporting n valance BENJAMIN B. GREENHUT. 

